Rex wrote:Say that then, instead of saying that you don't want him for something a coach of his he hasn't had for years have said.
I'll say whatever I like thanks Mum! I've no doubt he does think this way, typical thinking of your usual young footballer. I'll tolerate for special talents, but bang average Song types, not worth the hassle.
I've not seen him enough, looked ok when I did see him. Problem with these tough tackling energetic midfielders is that they have the ability to look impressive when they're not. I can't help but get the feeling he's another Tiote or Lorik Cana (remember him?) that a load of Arsenal fans are desperate for us to sign that turn out to be crap nobodies.
I'd be wary of signing anyone who doesn't look phenomenal and the best player on the pitch every week, playing in a pub league.
Don't want Wanyama. Not liked what I've seen at all.
Amstel wrote:I'd be wary of signing anyone who doesn't look phenomenal and the best player on the pitch every week, playing in a pub league.
He's probably the best player in that league. And he's 21. Thats a pretty good sign. And he was great in the Champions League last season.
asajoseph wrote:Interested to hear Tam's views on Wanyama. Looked good the handful of times I'd seen him this year, but that could easily have been the 'highlights'. Still young though...
I can't say I've seen a lot of Celtic, but firstly I'd be wary of signing anyone from Scotland. The best you'd be looking at doing from a signing from the SPL is a project player who may have the basics you can bring on. There is noone playing here, Wanyama included, that would go into our team or squad and do what we'd be looking for on a consistent basis.
The Champions League games have shown what his game is like and that there's a certain level Wanyama might hit, but I doubt that's a level he could maintain or build upon to any great degree. I'd expect more from his league appearances than he's shown to back up his CL games and show there's a bit more to him.
Scottish football in general has a number of brilliant individual and team displays in Europe and at international level over the years but you still wouldn't take the stars of those games. My opinion is that Wanyama's CL games this year are the same, a player stepping up on a big occasion. At the moment certainly anyway. Whether he goes on to develop over the next few years remains to be seen but I doubt it. He's certainly not good enough for what we need at the moment.
Amstel wrote:Rex wrote:Say that then, instead of saying that you don't want him for something a coach of his he hasn't had for years have said.
I'll say whatever I like thanks Mum!
Just a reminder, from the first book of Pepe.
24-09-2010, 05:44 PM
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Tam wrote:I read that this morning in the paper. I'm not sure he was asked about Arsenal, the paper read like it was more a transfer in general.
One of my neighbours is a regular at Celtic Park and isn't overly impressed with him. He seems to turn it on against the bigger teams but can go just as much the other way too apparently and have dire games which aren't picked up on. He'd be happy to make a bit of money and have him moved on.
sounds like a 21 year old footballer playing in a shit league and needing more of a challenge. the fact that he can rise to the occasion is a positive.
Sounds like a player who's not as good or as proven as Alex Song.
Sounds like a player that we would never be interested in.
True dat.
He looked pretty average against Juve, one good game against Barca doesn't mean anything. If we want to move up from competing with Spurs then we need to look for better players.
I like what I've seen of him, but I doubt we'll sign anyone we've been linked with so far this summer
I like Wanyama. Good ball retention under pressure. Plus he seems someone who has a massive room for improvement.
We should go all out to woo Lewandowski IMO. If he signs outside of bayern, it should be us.
Based on last season apparently :hmm:
Have The Guardian even ran an Arsenal transfer story yet?
y va marquer wrote:
Based on last season apparently :hmm:
Have The Guardian even ran an Arsenal transfer story yet?
We also need to check what the stats are when it comes to the big teams. I bet, those ratios get inflated by the news they put up about player transfers involving the smaller clubs where they don't muck about.
But, when it comes to the bigger clubs which attract more eyeballs, most of the papers would put anything and everything that is remotely possible.
The mirror had 7571 rumours in a single year 
It's an instance though, so the same rumour can count multiple times.
There is no way the Guardian is right 1 in 3 times.
